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We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling around with no particular cohesion.
Douglas Bader

Meaning of "milling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MILLING

milling  [ˈmɪlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Milling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MILLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Milling

Milling may refer to: ▪ Milling, the process of grinding grain or other materials in a mill ▪ Milling, the process of machining metal via non-abrasive rotary cutting ▪ removing asphalt pavement with a milling machine ▪ Photochemical milling ▪ a part of the leather crusting process ▪ a type of boxing session used in training by the British Army Milling also refers to the process of breaking down, separating, sizing, or classifying aggregate material. For instance rock crushing or grinding to produce uniform aggregate size for construction purposes, or separation of rock, soil or aggregate material for the purposes of structural fill or land reclamation activities. Aggregate milling processes are also used to remove or separate contamination or moisture from aggregate or soil and to produce "dry fills" prior to transport or structural filling.

Definition of milling in the English dictionary

The first definition of milling in the dictionary is the act or process of grinding, cutting, pressing, or crushing in a mill. Other definition of milling is the vertical grooves or fluting on the edge of a coin, etc. Milling is also a method of halting a stampede of cattle by turning the leaders in a wide arc until the herd turns in upon itself in a tightening spiral.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILLING


billing
ˈbɪlɪŋ
boiling
ˈbɔɪlɪŋ
chilling
ˈtʃɪlɪŋ
drilling
ˈdrɪlɪŋ
failing
ˈfeɪlɪŋ
filing
ˈfaɪlɪŋ
filling
ˈfɪlɪŋ
fulfilling
fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ
grilling
ˈɡrɪlɪŋ
killing
ˈkɪlɪŋ
mailing
ˈmeɪlɪŋ
paling
ˈpeɪlɪŋ
prevailing
prɪˈveɪlɪŋ
sailing
ˈseɪlɪŋ
shilling
ˈʃɪlɪŋ
smiling
ˈsmaɪlɪŋ
styling
ˈstaɪlɪŋ
thrilling
ˈθrɪlɪŋ
vermilling
ˈvɜːmɪlɪŋ
willing
ˈwɪlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILLING

millime
millimeter
millimetre
millimho
millimicron
millimolar
millimole
milline
milliner
millinery
milling machine
milliohm
million
millionaire
millionairess
millionary
millionfold
millionnaire
millionnairess
millions

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILLING

bestselling
calling
compelling
controlling
direct selling
dwelling
falling
feeling
hot-selling
installing
modelling
polling
rolling
scrolling
selling
spelling
start the ball rolling
storytelling
swelling
telling
travelling

Synonyms and antonyms of milling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MILLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «milling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of milling

Translation of «milling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILLING

Find out the translation of milling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of milling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «milling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铣床
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fresado
570 millions of speakers

English

milling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिलिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطحن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фрезерование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

moagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fraisage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengilangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fräsen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フライス加工
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밀링
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penggilingan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரைக்காமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दळणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

değirmencilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fresatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

frezowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фрезерування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frezare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άλεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

malning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fresing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of milling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILLING»

The term «milling» is very widely used and occupies the 20.511 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MILLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about milling

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2 QUOTES WITH «MILLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word milling.
1
Douglas Bader
We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling around with no particular cohesion.
2
David F. Houston
The ease with which barley may be substituted directly for wheat in human food and its usefulness to replace wheat milling by-products as feed in the production of the milk supply render its abundant production important.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILLING»

Discover the use of milling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to milling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mechanical Alloying And Milling
This book surveys the broad field of mechanical alloying from a scientific and technological perspective to form a timely and comprehensive resource valuable to both students and researchers.
Cury Suryanarayana, 2004
2
CNC Control Setup for Milling and Turning: Mastering CNC ...
This unique reference features nearly all of the activities a typical CNC operator performs on a daily basis.
Peter Smid, 2010
3
CNC Milling Machine and Router DIY For $300
Included is a tutorial on writing g code with examples. Printed upon order and promptly shipped. available as download and CD disc at http://www.goodworksebooks.com
‎2005
4
Milling: A Complete Course
Harold Hall provides a self-tuition course which assumes no previous experience of using the milling machine.
Harold Hall, 2004
5
Wind, Water, Work: Ancient And Medieval Milling Technology
This book is the most comprehensive empirical study to date of the social and technical aspects of milling during the ancient and medieval periods.Drawing on the latest archaeological evidence and historical studies, the book examines the ...
Adam Lucas, 2006
6
Flour for man's bread: a history of milling
This book describes in detail how people of the western world have ground their grain - by hand, by animal-driven wheels, by crude water-powered mills, and, finally, by complex engineering methods.
John Storck, Walter Dorwin Teague, 1952
7
Flour Power: A Guide To Modern Home Grain Milling
The only book written on modern home grain milling. This book manages to present a technical topic in a fascinating and entertaining way. Unusually detailed and littered with historical tidbits.
Marleeta F. Basey, 2004
8
Popular Science
Milling. Tools. Tightening the bolts that fasten the stub arbor to the faceplate. The arbor can be used for holding not only the shell end mill shown in place, but also plain cutters and slitting saws Inexpensive DcllcinCC /or weighing ...
9
Chemistry and Technology of Cereals as Food and Feed
chapter fifteen WET AND DRY MILLING OF CORN INTRODUCTION There are two distinct types of corn milling operations. In the oldest type of corn processing, dry milling, the field corn of commerce is reduced in size and separated into ...
Samuel A. Matz, 1991
10
Popular Mechanics
(^MILLING. CUTTERS. parallel, and the adjustable straps for holding them to grind. ACCESSORIES A — Draw-in rod D — Collet B — Faceplate E — Cutter and arbor C — Index fixture F — Index arbor GRIND .508 SPOT FOR V SCREW ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term milling is used in the context of the following news items.
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Garden City flour miller top of the class in Australia
Mr Trenear said he could not be happier with his results. Jack Trenear achieved world class results in his final exams of his milling qualification. «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Milling And Paving Project Begins Tuesday On North Market Street
Milling and paving of North Market Street from Frazier/Cherokee to Mississippi Avenue will begin Tuesday. The work will require single lane ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
3
Tungaloy expands Tung-Tri family for square shoulder milling
Tung-Tri for the Square Shoulder Milling The Tung-Tri series is a square shoulder milling range with indexable inserts. Tung-Tri features the ... «Canadian Metalworking, Jul 15»
4
Increasing production with a horizontal milling machine
With the a61nx horizontal milling machine, DV Systems in Barrie, Ontario has increased production from four to eight units per day. 0 July 20 ... «Canadian Metalworking, Jul 15»
5
Latest: Winners of INDUSTRIEPREIS 2015; Two FRITSCH Milling
Latest: Winners of INDUSTRIEPREIS 2015; Two FRITSCH Milling and Sizing Instruments Feature the Ti... Visit Food and Beverage Homepage ... «SelectScience.net, Jul 15»
6
Yankton Cold Asphalt Milling Areas Set
The Street Department will need to have the streets cleared of all vehicles, trailers, campers, etc., until the milling process is complete. Drivers ... «Yankton Daily Press, Jul 15»
7
Milling and Paving on Heights Streets This Coming Week
Friday, July 24: Joralemon from Hicks to Clinton (cont'd); Columbia Heights from Pierrepont to Cranberry. The milling is to be done during the ... «Brooklyn Heights Blog, Jul 15»
8
Milling and paving scheduled for East and South shore roads next …
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The city will be milling and paving roads on the East and South shores next week, beginning on Monday, July 20. «SILive.com, Jul 15»
9
Water department fixes milling accident on Sugar Factory Road
Construction on Sugar Factory Road began yesterday and while milling the roadway, workers hit an old water main lid. The city`s water ... «Kotatv, Jul 15»
10
Positive start for Euronext Milling Wheat Futures on JSE
The Euronext Milling Wheat futures contract listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is showing encouraging levels of market interest ... «HedgeWeek, Jul 15»

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